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Irish man in his 60s dies in drowning incident while on holiday in Portugal

It’s understood the man got into difficulty while swimming on Friday night.

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AN IRISH MAN in his 60s has died in Portugal.

It’s believed the man got into trouble while swimming near Lisbon on Friday night.

The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it is providing consular assistance to a family in relation to the incident.

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Oct 22nd 2017, 8:43 AM

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Oct 22nd 2017, 9:01 AM

@Paul O Riordan: ???

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Oct 22nd 2017, 9:28 AM

Rest in Peace

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Oct 22nd 2017, 10:26 AM

The poor gentleman was not swimming at night time , It was 16h00 . A very sad tragedy .

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Oct 22nd 2017, 6:37 PM

Doese anyone know the name?l am worried about my friend who is in Portugal at the moment

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Oct 22nd 2017, 10:16 PM

@Ami Na: no , Portuguese press did not name the gentleman for the sake of family and friends . He was with his wife at the time in a beach some miles away from Cascais . it’s all that is reported .

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Irish man in his 60s dies in drowning incident while on holiday in Portugal

Read: ‘We got one up on them’: Wexford sludge row continues as company ordered to cease work

Read: 450,000 protest in Barcelona as Catalan leader claims Spanish government is ‘acting like Franco’

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